trooping

present participle of troop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooping
Verb
  • Establishing such leadership and marching confidently with it into the future—this is the mission of our generation.
    Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Tigers, marching toward all-time greatness, won the next three games in Detroit to win the trophy.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Removing some of the deeper-developing routes also limits Justin Jefferson’s best strength, his long-striding deception.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Daedone, using the hashtags #ErosOnTrial, #EroticJustice, #liberation, and #womenspower, frequently posted on Instagram, showing pictures and slow-motion videos of herself and Cherwitz, often flanked by female OneTaste supporters, striding into the courthouse.
    Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The girl Lo saw in cabin 10 is the same one who is now parading around as Anne.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • What an absolutely thrilling week that started off with models parading through hydrangeas under the Eiffel Tower with a beautiful Saint Laurent show and ended with the Big Bang at Chanel.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Thus, the privacy implications are significant – in a study involving 197 participants, the research team was able to determine identities with nearly 100% accuracy, regardless of the individual’s walking style or perspective.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That season’s Sharks — a talented group, to be sure — ended up treading water for the first three months before coming together in the second half and eventually reaching the Stanley Cup Final.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Video from the scene, obtained by Newsflare, shows the animal cautiously swimming toward the agency's boat as officers extend a makeshift flotation device to give the big cat a place to rest, rather than treading water.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By this point, the studio was well aware of what audiences came to Nightmare on Elm Street sequels for, making the wonky pacing that much more confounding.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • David Fry remembers pacing in the batting cage during the 2024 playoffs, his way of coping with wielding no influence over what was unfolding on the field.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Trooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooping. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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